Knowing Jesus - Knowing His Restoration

Introduction:

3 Things Jesus Calls Restored Failures to Do (John 21:1-25):

1. Care for His people. (John 21:15-17)
2. Follow Him to the end. (John 21:18-19)
3. Refuse to Compare yourself with others. (John 21:20-23)

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Small Group Discussion
Read John 21:1-25

1. What was your big “take-away” from this passage / message?
   

2. Why did Jesus ask Peter three times if Peter loved Him (John 21:15-17)? Why was Peter grieved (John 21:17)? What does this conversation teach us about the Lord's restoration of a failure?
   

3. What was Jesus telling Peter to do when He said “Feed my lambs / Tend my sheep” (John 21:15-17)? What is this commanding us to do, ie, how do we fulfill that?
   

4. Why did Peter ask about John (John 21:21)? Why do we tend to compare our walk with Christ with someone else's? Why is this foolish?

Breakout
Pray for one another.

Knowing Jesus - Knowing His Resurrection - Part 2

Introduction:

Answers from an Empty Tomb (John 20:19-31):

1. A Mission . (John 20:21)

   John 17:18 - As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.

Two Ways We are Sent Like Jesus:

1. You are sent in the Power of the Sirit . (John 20:22)

   Genesis 2:7 - then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature

   Acts 1:8 - But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.

2. You are sent to Deal with Sin . (John 20:23)

   Matthew 16:19 - I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

2. A Blessing . (John 20:24-29)

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Small Group Discussion
Read John 20:19-31

1. What was your big “take-away” from this passage / message?
   

2. Explain John 20:23 in your own words. What does this say about our evangelism? Compare this with Jesus' words to Peter in Matthew 16:19.
   

3. How are people who have not seen the resurrected Christ (US), blessed, specifically (John 20:29)? How are we blessed in believing without seeing?

Breakout
Pray for one another.

Knowing Jesus - Knowing His Resurrection - Part 1

Introduction:

Answers from an Empty Tomb (John 20:1-18):

1. Skeptic: Look at the Evidence of the resurrection. (John 20:1-7)

   Romans 10:9 - because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

2. Student: Look at God's Word to Understand the resurrection. (John 20:8-10)

   Psalm 16:10 - For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption.

   Romans 5:17 - For if, because of one man's trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.

   1 Corinthians 15:22 - For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.

3. Sorrowful: Look to Jesus for Comfort . (John 20:11-18)

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Small Group Discussion
Read John 20:1-18

1. What was your big “take-away” from this passage / message?
   

2. Why do you think Jesus chose Mary Magdalene to be the first person to witness His resurrection? Why do you think He revealed Himself to her in the way that He did (John 20:14-16)?
   

3. If Jesus' death paid for our sin (recall John:19:30), why was it necessary that He resurrect?
   

4. Bonus: Explain the significance of the linen clothes (John 20:6-7). Explain the significance of the two angels (John 20:12). Why do these details matter?

Breakout
Pray for one another.

Knowing Jesus - Knowing His Sacrifice - Part 3

Introduction:

Two Things That Must Be Verified (John 19:31-42):

1. Jesus' Death . (John 19:31-37)

   See - Deuteronomy 21:22-23 | Psalm 69:20 | Psalm 34:20 | Zechariah 12:10

2. Your Faith . (John 19:38-42)

See - Isaiah 53:9 | John 12:42-43

How to Verify Your Faith:

1. Go Public with your faith. (John 19:38)
2. Look for Growth over time. (John 19:39)

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Small Group Discussion
Read John 19:31-42

1. What was your big “take-away” from this passage / message?
   

2. Why is it important that Jesus' death was verified (John 19:35)? What are the implications in the truth that Jesus literally died?
   

3. What do you think prompted Joseph and Nicodemus to step up at this point (John 19:38-40)? In other words: why do you think it was here that they decided to stop being “secret disciples”? What kind of event(s) could happen today that might encourage a “secret disciple” to go public with their faith?

Breakout
Pray for one another.

Knowing Jesus - Knowing His Sacrifice - Part 2

Introduction:

When Jesus Says "It is Finished" (John 19:28-30):

1. He means Everything is finished. (John 19:28-29)

   Psalm 69:21 - ...for my thirst they gave me sour wine to drink.

   Exodus 12:22 - Take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and touch the lintel and the two doorposts with the blood that is in the basin.

2. He means it is Totally finished. (John 19:30)

Hebrews 10:4 - For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.

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Small Group Discussion
Read John 19:28-30

1. What was your big “take-away” from this passage / message?
   

2. Explain the significance of Jesus saying “I thirst” (John 19:28). What does this reveal about Jesus that is important for us to understand?
   

3. When Jesus said “It is finished” - what exactly was “finished”? How does this truth affect the way we live today as Christ-followers?

Breakout
Pray for one another.